REDLINES CORRECT FOR A 69 YENKO NOVA???

nogo69 · #1 08-09-2007, 01:23 AM

Did all 69 Yenko Novas come with white letter tires or did some come with redline tires?
Well what im asking is are redline tires correct for a 69 Yenko Nova?
Anyone know?

**bkhpah** · #2 08-09-2007, 03:26 AM

To my knowledge, no Nova Yenko or otherwise ever had a white letter tire. In 1969 all black, white or red stripe was all that was available on performance Novas. My 69 Yenko Nova still has the original Uniroyal Tiger Paw red stripe spare..BKH

nogo69 · #3 08-09-2007, 04:05 AM

Hey thanks.
I new the reg. Novas didnt have white letters in 69 it was'nt an option until 72 i think but i didnt know if Yenko put white letter tires on at his dealership or what.
Thanks for the info.

**bkhpah** · #4 08-09-2007, 04:29 AM

Anything is possible at the dealership, but Yenko was not known to change tires. The 70 Deuces were re-fitted with Magnum 500 wheels in place of the factory delivered XT's, but the original white stripe E-70-14 were retained. Few 69 Yenko Nova day one pictures exist, but the ones that do clearly show redlines. It was not until 1981 that the Yenko Turbo Z's saw a tire change going with the then state of the art Goodyear Wingfoot tires....BKH